http://www.programmerkingdom.com/categories/79/date-and-time-.html Programmer Kingdom http://www.programmerkingdom.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.programmerkingdom.com/ http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/250/convert-date-to-time-and-back.html MySQL spits out date in YYYY-MM-DD format. The following code will show how we can customize the output. If you want to learn how to convert date to time and then back into a date again, this tutorial is for you. How to convert date to time and back This tutorial show how to convert DATE to TIME and customize output MySQL spits out date in YYYY-MM-DD format. The following code will...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/251/php-date.html While PHP's date() function may seem to have an overwhelming amount of options available, isn't it always better to have more choices than not enough? With PHP's date function you format timestamps, so they are more human readable. PHP Date Function While PHP's date() function may seem to have an overwhelming amount of options available, isn't it always better to have more choices than n...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/252/event-calender.html An events calendar allows you to keep a schedule of your appointments, etc. In this article Mitchell creates an extremely useful events calendar using only PHP. We will be using PHP and a flat file to store the events for the calendar. A Useful Event Calendar Written In PHP An events calendar allows you to keep a schedule of your appointments, etc. In this article Mitchell creates a...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/253/time-and-date.html PHP has the ability to dynamically generate the time and date. Using a simple line of code we are able to include this on our site, however it is important to know how the formatting works.  Time and Date PHP has the ability to dynamically generate the time and date. Using a simple line of code we are able to include this on our site, however it is important to know how the fo...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/254/php-calender.html This tutorial will show you how to render a calendar for the current month using PHP and HTML. This tutorial makes use of PHP's calendar functions - you must have these installed for the code to work. PHP calendar Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 8:50 am This tutorial will show you how to render a calendar for the current month using PHP and HTML. This tutorial makes use of PHP&rsquo...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/255/show-time-left-with-php.html The function must be able to output any of these examples. The first example probably have some minutes and seconds aswell left, but they are not interesting so we only show days and hours. Show time left with PHP Let say you have a time or date in the future, and want to show your visitor the time left until that time. I want to show something like: 1 Day(s), 5 Hours ...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/256/date-and-time.html Most of the time, the date and time functionalities of PHP 5 are used for printing out the current date and timeto pretend that the web page is up to date (you would be surprised how many larger websites actually use this). Date and Time Most of the time, the date and time functionalities of PHP 5 are used for printing out the current date and timeto pretend that the web page is up t...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/257/php-calender.html PHP calendars can be very useful. You can do things as simple as showing the date, and as complex as an online booking system. In this tutorial we will show you how to generate a very simple PHP calendar. Introduction March 2010 Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat    ...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/258/php-calender.html Here's a very simple, but very complete, PHP script to print out a calendar. It does one thing, but does it well (which is how it should be). Neat bonus features include the ability to link certain days in the calendar to a web page - useful for a weblog. Getting Calendar Variables PHP calendars can be very useful. You can do things as simple as showing the date, and as complex as...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/259/calendar-of-events-listing.html This code is for when you have a list of events you would like to put on a Web page but don't want to have to keep track of which events have expired and manually delete them. Calendar of Events Listing This code is for when you have a list of events you would like to put on a Web page but don't want to have to keep track of which events have expired and manually delete them. The c...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/260/using-date-and-time-functions.html As these functions are built in PHP , no installation is necessery. date() - You can pickup the current date using date function. The date can be displayed in different formats using the "format" parameter of the date(). Using Date and Time functions in PHP Installation As these functions are built in PHP , no installation is necessery. date() - You can pickup the...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/261/displaying-date-and-time.html This is just a one way of displaying the date and time, there are many other forms that you can create yourself. Also there are several different forms of displaying one data. Displaying Date and Time using PHP Note 1: You don't have to know PHP programming to do this tutorial. Note 2: I assume that your server supports files with .php extension. If ...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/262/user-defined-timezones-in-php.html On User-Defined Timezones in PHP a tutorial used to will help you add the features for shifting dates to a user-defined timezone. This can be tricky to do, so this should help things move along easier. On User-Defined Timezones in PHP ABSTRACT PHP provides some nice date manipulation functions that work very well in combination with each other. However, they only handle deali...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/263/quick-calendar-with-ajax-&-php.html There are many web calendars in the market but some of them are quite complicated. If we are not able to understand the code, it becomes harder for us to customise the calendar to fit into our existing application. Quick Calendar Using AJAX and PHP Online calendars are often used in many web applications. Though popular, the logic behind creating a calendar can be scary especially for...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/264/php-time-and-date.html Dates are very simple in PHP and are easy to get the hang on but not so easy to remember all the variables to the dates as you will see further on in this tutorial. Please remember that the letters ARE case sensitive. PHP Time and Date Dates Dates are very simple in PHP and are easy to get the hang on but not so easy to remember all the variables to the dates as you will see further...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/265/validating-&-formatting-dates.html This tutorial is intended for developers who want to take a user-supplied date and format it so that it can be added to the database, and then to take a date from the database and format for display to the user. A Class for Validating and Formatting Dates Intended Audience This tutorial is intended for developers who want to take a user-supplied date and format it so that it can be ad...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/266/difference-between-two-dates.html Suppose you want to know the age of a person given her birth date. Let’s say her birth date is "09-23-1969". In the database we don’t generally store what the person’s age is — we store what the person’s date of birth is. Calculating Difference Between Two Dates Using PHP Suppose you want to know the age of a person given her birth date. Let&rsqu...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/267/creating-a-php-script-timer.html This timer is the simplest and easiest to implement. It will determine the time taken for a php script to execute correct to 0.000000000000001 seconds. PHP's microtime() function returns the current Unix timestamp with microseconds. Creating a PHP Script Timer This timer is the simplest and easiest to implement. It will determine the time taken for a php script to execute correct to 0...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/268/creating-a-.csv-document.html This is a very basic script for creating a .csv file in PHP and is easy to set up and display information. I hope this helps you out in displaying data! You can aslo set it up to display MySQL results too! Creating A .csv Document With PHP This is a very basic script for creating a .csv file in PHP and is easy to set up and display information. The Script OK, here's the whole scr...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/269/date-&-time.html PHP's date functions are powerful, flexible, and surprisingly easy to use. This section guides you through the functions, explaining the concept of a Unix timestamp, which is at the heart of most of the functions. Server Side Includes You can insert the content of one file into another file before the server executes it. include and require functions are used include others functions, ...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/270/date-and-time-manipulation.html In this tutorial I will tell you how to manipulate dates and time and this is what the second part of this tutorial will show. The thing to begin with is how to construct a random date. Date and time manipulations with PHP One day you may need to find out what day of the week is going to be 27th of November 2037. Well, 27th of November is probably not the day you are wondering about,...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/271/date-and-time-formatting.html n the this tutorial, we will get familiar with date and time formatting. Probably most of you are familiar with formatting, but for those who are not and for those that would like to remind themselves of it, please read. Date and time formatting with PHP You may think that date and time topic is not very important in web applications and you'll be wrong. Almost every one has it. It may...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/272/php-date().html The PHP date() function formats a timestamp to a more readable date and time. This article contains the W3 School's explanation on how to use the Date() function in PHP correctly. PHP Date() Function The PHP date() function is used to format a time and/or date. The PHP Date() Function The PHP date() function formats a timestamp to a more readable date and time. A timestam...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/273/how-to-make-a-php-calendar.html In this tutorial you will learn how to build your own web based calendar using PHP. This calendar is made from two parts. On top there are the links to the previous and the next month, and below them is the calendar itself. How to make a PHP calendarIn this tutorial you will learn how to build your own web based calendar using PHP. This calendar is made from two parts. On top there are ...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/274/display-date-in-php.html This tutorial will show you how to do it. To display date, we use function date(). But you need to format it by choose the formatting options. For example, if you want to display a date like "September 25, 2008", you need to write the PHP code like. Display Previous Date or Next Date Using PHP As you may know, to display current date, we can use: date("F j, Y&quo...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/275/display-previous-date-in-php.html How to Display Previous Date or Next Date Using PHP? it is very simple, just use date() and strtotime(). Using the same way, we can display "last month" and "next month", or "last year" or "next year". Display Date in PHP? How to display date using PHP? This tutorial will show you how to do it. To display date, we use function date(). But you...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/276/how-many-days-in-a-month.html Some times we need to find out how many days in a certain month. There are two methods to do it. One method is to use an array to store all the months from January to December. The second method is very simple by using function date() with option 't'. How Many Days in a Month - PHP Tutorial Some times we need to find out how many days in a certain month. There are two methods to do it...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/277/display-time-using-php.html How to display time using PHP? This tutorial will show you how to do it. To display time, we use function date(). But you need to format it by choosing the formatting options, for example date("H:i:s"). Display Time Using PHP? How to display time using PHP? This tutorial will show you how to do it. To display time, we use function date(). But you need to format it by choo...........]]> 2010-03-30T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/278/php-calendar.html This tutorial will show you how to render a calendar for the current month using PHP and HTML. This tutorial makes use of PHP’s calendar functions – you must have these installed for the code to work. PHP calendarThis tutorial will show you how to render a calendar for the current month using PHP and HTML. This tutorial makes use of PHP’s calendar functions – you...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/280/validating-and-formatting-date.html Intended Audience This tutorial is intended for developers who want to take a user-supplied date and format it so that it can be added to the database, and then to take a date from the database and format for display to the user. A Class for Validating and Formatting Dates A Class for Validating and Formatting Dates Intended Audience This tutorial is intended for developers who ...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/281/storing-date-and-time.html There are many topics on the forums that go again, topics many people often are having trouble with. One of these problem areas are how to handle dates, convert them to a different format, timezone issues, etc. Storing date and time in a database Before covering how you handle dates in PHP, I want to talk a little about how you should store dates in a database. Specifically I'm going...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/282/create-a-google-calendar.html Google Calendar is a free and fully featured web based calendar solution. The calendar information is kept private by default, but you can also make a calendar public. This is great if you have a list of public events that you want to manage and display. Create a Google Calendar widget with PHP Introduction Google Calendar is a free and fully featured web based calendar...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/283/create-a-calendar.html This tutorial came in order to give a response to the different email asking me how to create a calendar similar to the one in my home page. Many of you probably have a blog in your sites, and this tutorial will show you how to make a calendar. Create a calendar for your blog archive 1. Introduction This tutorial came in order to give a response to the different email asking me how t...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/284/date-&-time-functions.html When developing a website with PHP it is often beneficial to report server times and/or dates. On its own this ability is quite useful, but in combination with further scripting, it allows you to account for time zones, datelines, etc. Date & Time Functions When developing a website with PHP it is often beneficial to report server times and/or dates. On its own this abilit...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/285/unix-timestamp.html This is a guide, you will not have a stand-alone effect or file by the end of this guide, but you will - hopefully - have an understanding of the Unix timestamp that allows you a powerful form of managing your PHP applications. PHP and the UNIX Timestamp his is a guide, you will not have a stand-alone effect or file by the end of this guide, but you will - hopefully - have a...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/286/show-date-and-time.html Browsing several sites you have seen that they have date or time displayed in real time, you were wondering how to have it on your own site and, browsing the net, you landed here. Good. In a few minutes you'll have your hour and time showing up. Show Date and Time Browsing several sites you have seen that they have date or time displayed in real time, you were wondering how to...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/287/unix-timestamps.html In this tutorial I will show you how to use the time() funtion. First of all, what it does: The time() function simply returns the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch wich is: January 1 1970 00:00:00. You'll probably see this date again alot of times. Unix Timestamps In this tutorial I will show you how to use the time() funtion. First of all, what it does: The time() function si...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/288/time-and-date-using-php.html In this tutorial we will learn how to display the day and/or time by using php. It's a very easy thing to do using php (theres only one line of code, thats right, only one!) so, lets get started. Time and Date using PHP In this tutorial we will learn how to display the day and/or time by using php. It's a very easy thing to do using php (theres only one line of code, thats righ...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 http://www.programmerkingdom.com/view/295/storing-configuration-parameter.html In most systems, you need to have configuration parameters, that you can easily change, and especially if more people will be administrating the site, so you can build a web form to handle the parameters. How to ease the way of storing configuration parameters I'm been building a system of my own for a while now, and thaught of sharing some code with you. I'm building some kind of co...........]]> 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00